"What... What! Zhao Ying was taken aback.

He never imagined that Lin Long would say such a thing to him, this battle, with heavy losses, he had to pay a lot of responsibility, but it didn't mean that Lin Long had the right to execute him.

Zhao Ying looked at Lin Long, who didn't seem to be a fake, quickly recovered his normal color, and said indifferently.

"Lin Long, what qualifications do you have to execute me! Ben Shuai is at the same level as you, I am the person of the Four Princes, even if I am guilty, it will not be your turn to make irresponsible remarks here! ”

"You're right, in normal times, no matter your life or death, it has nothing to do with Ben Shuai, but this time, the biggest mistake you made was to bury half of the army."

"Even if the fourth prince does this again, you will die without redemption, if it weren't for your insistence, it would have caused the current situation? Let you kill yourself, even if you are decent, at least you can give an explanation to the army in the city, don't force Ben Shuai to do it, then it won't look good. ”

Lin Long's voice was cold, and at the same time, the henchmen outside the door also walked in silently, and that sense of oppression made Zhao Ying realize that Lin Long was going to move seriously.

"Lin Long, you... You are so bold, if you want to kill me, are you not afraid of the wrath of my emperor! ”

"Hmph, don't worry, after you die, Ben Shuai will inform the two Majesties himself, and he will inform Zhao Shuai that he buried half of the elite due to poor command, and he blamed himself in his heart, so he committed suicide and apologized, I think even if the four princes are investigated again, they will not stand up for a dead man."

Zhao Ying was startled, his eyes widened, and the next moment, he shouted.

"Someone! Someone, Lin Long wants to kill Ben Shuai, stop him! ”

"Don't call it, before you came, your henchmen had been solved by me, and now in this mansion, some of them are handsome people, Zhao Ying, someone must be responsible for this situation, and it is your best choice to die to apologize."

Lin Long's voice was cold, and Zhao Ying, who listened to it, was frightened in his heart, at this moment, he was really afraid of not being arrogant just now.

He had been with Lin Long for a while, and he knew this person quite well, so he couldn't imagine that Lin Long really wanted to kill him.

Looking at the henchman blocking the door behind him, Zhao Ying's eyes flashed, and he hurriedly said, "Lin Shuai, this battle is my poor command, I pay a lot of responsibility, but leave me, I can atone for my sins." ”

"And the current situation is not so bad, although we failed to take the central city, but Xizhou City is in our hands, as long as the defenders of Guangyang County go north to enter Xizhou City, with the strength of Hanzhong County, the two sides are united. You may not be able to fight back. ”

"I am willing to personally lead the team, and I am willing to atone for the loss of this battle."

"Zhao Shuai, haven't you seen the situation clearly until now, when we retreat to Hanzhong County, do you think we can defend Xizhou City with just five thousand people?"

"You don't really think that the nearly 70,000 Xizhou and Jiaozhou soldiers who are pursuing us will not divide their forces to attack Xizhou City?"

"As for the Guangyang County defenders you mentioned, I'm sorry, Ben Shuai just got the news that the Guangyang defenders have been entangled by the Jiaozhou soldiers advancing north, and they can't act at all."

"This time, you not only underestimated the Xizhou soldiers, but also underestimated the Jiaozhou soldiers who went on the expedition."

"Zhao Shuai, don't struggle, let's go on the road, I have to explain to the men in the city, don't worry, seeing that I have worked together for so long, Ben Shuai will leave a whole corpse, looking for a good coffin for you, so that you can be buried."

When the words fell, Lin Long didn't even glance at Zhao Ying, turned around and left, and several henchmen behind him stepped forward.

Zhao Ying was completely panicked and wanted to resist, but was controlled by a quick-eyed man, who struggled violently and kept shouting.

"Lin Long, you're not a fucking human! The old man will not let you go even if he is a ghost, don't be happy too early, the old man is dead. You can't run away, without the old man, you can't take Xizhou, the old man is waiting for you on Huangquan Road..."

Zhao Ying's scolding continued to sound in the room, this sound lasted for about a moment, and then suddenly stopped, and after a while, a henchman walked out and said in a low voice.

"Report to Lin Shuai, Zhao Shuai was ashamed and hanged himself."

"Well, you guys did a good job, don't forget to find a coffin for Zhao Shuai, so that he can be buried."

The confidant nodded, then walked into the house and began to sort out Zhao Ying's body.

Lin Long stood in the courtyard, looked up at the sky, and muttered softly, "Zhao Ying, don't blame the old man for being ruthless, this battle must use your death to calm the conflict, don't worry, you won't die in vain, the old man will definitely take Xizhou and comfort your spirit in the sky." ”

About a moment later, the news of Zhao Ying's death by hanging himself came out in the county government, and the soldiers in the city were all shocked, especially Zhao Zhoubing, with unbelievable looks on their faces.

After retreating to Hanzhong County, I had only seen Zhao Ying for a short time, and I didn't see the emotion of hanging himself from his face.

Just when the soldiers in the city were panicked, and all kinds of discussions came one after another, Lin Long immediately summoned the soldiers in the city and opened an explanation statement.

The gist is that this battle, the loss of soldiers, heavy casualties, as the commander, Zhao Ying is quite ashamed, unable to face the brothers, choose to hang himself, I hope you can under the leadership of Lin Long, fight out of the encirclement, leave Xizhou.

The release of the statement basically calmed down most of the discussion. Even if there is a small number of suspicions, it is difficult to say anything without evidence.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Long talked eloquently again, leading the topic to Luo Qingyuan and Su Qi'an.

"Everyone, Zhao Shuai's death, Ben Shuai is very sad, but the reason that prompted Zhao Shuai to hang himself was, in the final analysis, caused by traitors such as Su Qi'an and Luo Qingyuan."

"We were ordered by the two new emperors to crusade against the rebels, in order to return a peace to Daliang, but these chaotic ministers and thieves, not only did they surrender, but we suffered heavy losses, and even forced Zhao Shuai, who has worked together for many years, to death, everyone, what should we do next!"

"Avenge Zhao Shuai! Shame on you! ”

Suddenly, among the soldiers below, a high-pitched voice sounded, and it was this sentence that drove all the soldiers at once.

"Avenge Zhao Shuai, blood debt and blood repayment! Vow to crusade against the rebels and thieves! ”

A series of loud voices converged, and then spread, and the converging sounds resounded, sweeping away the decadence of the soldiers who had experienced a fiasco.

Lin Long looked at this scene, his heart was quite happy, and he showed a satisfied smile to the person who took the lead in the crowd.

But in the crowd, there was no shortage of sober-minded soldiers, who suddenly spoke.

"To avenge Zhao Shuai, we must do it, but dare to ask Lin Shuai, with our little men, how can we defeat the sixty or seventy thousand defenders stationed outside the city?"

"And according to the news we got, the army we separated from Guangyang all the way has been entangled by the Jiaozhou soldiers, and we can't support it at all, dare to ask Lin Shuai, how can we fight back?"

Lin Long nodded slightly, looked at the worried people on their faces, and said loudly.

"Your worries are right, but before leaving, Ben Shuai had already sent a message to Jinzhou, asking them to send reinforcements, and at the same time informed the two new emperors in Kyoto that it would not be long before reinforcements arrived, as short as one or two days, or as many as three or five days."

"We don't have many troops, but can we rely on Hanzhong County to last two or three days?"

Lin Long's words made the soldier who had concerns just now wake up in an instant and hugged his fists.

"It is worthy of Lin Shuai, he has been prepared, since this is the case, I will follow Lin Shuai's wishes!"

"Brothers, rebellions like Xizhou and Jiaozhou have forced us to this point, this revenge cannot be avenged, in order to take revenge, everyone listens to Lin Shuai."

"Take Xizhou and capture Su Qi'an alive!"

The loud voices converged and resounded in the air, and at this moment, the gathered soldiers, the decadence on their bodies was completely swept away, and some of them had a strong fighting spirit.

If it weren't for the arrival of reinforcements, as long as Lin Long gave an order, he would definitely open the city directly and fight fiercely.

Feeling the high fighting spirit of the soldiers, Lin Long's face showed a smug smile.

Zhao Ying's death, death is worth it, this is what Lin Long wants to see, through the fiasco of this battle, not only got rid of his rival Zhao Ying, but also swept away the morale of the soldiers in the two states of the Tang Dynasty.

Next, as long as they resist the pressure and survive two or three days, the reinforcements of Jinju will definitely arrive, fortunately, he has foresight, unlike Zhao Ying, a fool who doesn't care about his head and only knows how to fight and rush.

Once the reinforcements arrive, with his command, recapture Xizhou City, there is still a great certainty of conquering the clan land.

At that time, with the military exploits of taking Xizhou, even if Su Tai thinks about his crime because of Zhao Ying's death, compared with taking Xizhou, as long as he is a smart person, he will naturally know what to do.

This is the real praying mantis catch, the cicada yellow finch is behind, with Zhao Ying's recklessness, I am afraid that when he dies, he can't figure out why Lin Long dares to kill him.

Just when the soldiers of the two states swept away the previous decadence and their morale was high, no one knew that on the roofs of several mansions in the distance, there were several black shadows flickering, and after a while, they disappeared in place...

As time passed, night fell quickly, but after the morale of the day, all the soldiers on duty, their faces were tense, and their eyes were looking at the place they were patrolling, and once there was any disturbance, they could find it at the first time.

However, the main target of their inspection was the Xizhou and Jiaozhou soldiers who were only two or three miles away from them outside the city.

After experiencing the previous fiasco, they know very well about Su Qi'an's methods that this person is the best at sneak attacks, as long as they are tense and take strict precautions, even if Su Qi'an wants to send someone to sneak attack, there is absolutely no possibility of success.

Under their tightness, they really discovered several waves of sneak attacks, but they were all beaten back without exception.

looked at the Xizhou soldiers who fled in embarrassment, and suddenly gave everyone a strong confidence.

It's just that they don't know it, just when they were strictly guarding against sneak attacks outside the city, an unknown number of black-clothed people suddenly poured out of several remote houses in the city, and they were like loaches, and after a while, they divided into more than a dozen squads and disappeared away.

With the help of the moonlight, looking at the direction they were going, it was probably the county hall, the granary, and the many barracks stationed in the city.